Kathy Jenkins of Whistler-Blackcomb Mountain in British Columbia discovered the Kermode bear cup in light caramel. It wasn’t a prank. Nature never ceases to astound us.
Kathy Jenkins of Whistler-Blackcomb Mountain in British Columbia discovered the Kermode bear cup in light caramel. It wasn’t a prank. Nature never ceases to astound us.
If you look closely at these photos, you’ll notice that the cream-colored bear cub has a pink nose, which makes it super cute.
You understand why the bear cub is light brown, don’t you? This is why the bear mother is completely black.
“I’ve heard from numerous bear experts that its (fur) color is the result of recessive genes from both parents. “The mother is very much a black bear,” Arthur De Jong, Whistler-environmental Blackcomb’s planning manager, told CBC News.
Bear cubs are occasionally confused with white spirit bears. They are not, however. They have a distinct skin pigmentation, with a caramel, light, brownish sheen to their fur.
Michale Allen, a bear expert, stated that in his 23 years of searching on Whistler Mountain, he has only seen black, reddish-brown, chocolate-brown, and blonde bears. But he’s never seen a bear cub with such a light caramel color.
